I've Been Thinking About Money All Wrong
Pling! That was the sound a dime made when hitting the bottom of an old tin can labeled “Family.” Growing up, my parents gave me a weekly allowance of $1.00. This wasn’t free money I could just blow on strippers and booze, I had to allocate it into a series of tin cans. A dime went to “Family” to save for holiday gifts, another dime went into a can marked “God” as my 10% tithe, and a quarter went into “Savings.” The rest I could spend how I saw fit. Sadly, $0.55 doesn’t get you very far, even in 1987.
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3 Steps to Sustainable Self-Love
Self-worth is a tricky thing. Life doesn’t come with a built-in grading scale, so we either create our own or adopt someone else’s. The only thing you can’t do is escape it. We spend decades trying to achieve worth based upon the scale we choose, not realizing worth exists outside the scale.
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"The Parable of the Painter"
Once there was a girl who loved painting horses. Every day she would gather up her paints, brushes and a new canvas then hike down to the stables next door. She was always sure to bring carrots with her to entice the horses in coming closer so she could paint the beautiful, subtle details in their faces and manes…
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Life Is Like a Moving Sidewalk
I’ve been through many iterations of life philosophy. First was pushing. Got a goal? Well it ain’t gonna happen for ya. You have make it happen. Plan out how you’re gonna get there and execute. Obstacles will come. Don’t let that keep you down. Press on. Push…
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"Cruel"
I’ve always been a hopeful romantic. I remember coming home from school in the 2nd grade lamenting the fact that the girl I had a crush on in my class didn’t share my sentiment. Girls never had cooties as far as I was concerned, and I spent countless hours during my childhood fantasizing about all the romantic gestures I’d make to woo a woman when one finally liked me.
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Life Is Like Riding a Horse
I went horseback riding for the first time the other day. At least I think it was my first time. I have one other memory of riding a horse, but it’s from so long ago there’s an 80% chance it was just a vivid dream. So, for simplicity sake, we’ll call this my maiden voyage…
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Life Is Like a Jog
I’m pretty well-versed in walking, jogging and running. Thanks to my Great Pyrenees Lambert’s love of the outdoors, I spend at least an hour a day walking. It’s a wonderful excuse to take a break from whatever’s consuming me…
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"Instalife"
Two years ago, out of frustration over a TV idea I had not getting off the ground, I buried myself in YouTube videos, bought a camera and some lights, and decided I was going to shoot it myself. Little did I know what kind of impact that decision would have on my life…
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"Would I Know You?"
I wrote this song a couple years ago after having been single for quite a while. A dear friend of mine had gotten married, and I was holding onto this napkin with their names embossed in gold. It was love at first sight for them, and I was jealous…
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Boundaries: The Art of Reading a Map
I remember as a kid getting excited every time our family road trip would take us over the state line. Growing up on a steady diet of Disney movies and storybooks, it always felt like we were entering some magical land…
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"Is It Real?"
This song came in the spring of 2018 at a time when most of my song titles included question marks at the end. It’s safe to say 2018 was a year of figuring things out for me. Including figuring out there’s nothing in life that needs to be figured out…
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Life Is Like Surfing
Surfing has always been alluring to me. Yet somehow I haven’t done it much. I blame not living near the ocean. But then again there’s always something to blame for the things we don’t do. The first time I surfed, I almost got up once. It was a failure by most standards…
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"Is It Love?"
Heartbreak takes time. It starts in a moment, then spreads like a dropped glass of wine - seeping into the cracks. You do everything you can immediately after to clean up the mess, but red wine stains…
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The Danger of Specialized Tribes
As someone fixated on the Renaissance Man architype, the movement toward specialization is particularly concerning to me. Specialization, driven by our ever-advancing knowledge of this world, creates new branches on the tree of life – new possibilities to explore…
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"Beautiful Gift"
I got a text message from a friend that said "Miranda Lambert's new record has a song about you!" With the gravitational pull of Facebook click bait, I immediately pushed play on Spotify…
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How I Accidentally Ran a 10k
Working out while traveling is always difficult for me. I’m out of my comfort zone and routine, so I typically treat any trip as a fitness vacation. But today I decided to break that streak and go for a run…
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The Tin Man Changes His Tune With Release Of Summer Single, “Can You Feel My Love”
The Tin Man is excited to announce the release of his single, “Can You Feel My Love,” which debuted on AXS.com today and is available on all digital platforms.
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Happiness Is Not a Lack of Pain
My entire life prior to hiking the Camino de Santiago I believed happiness was achieved by eliminating pain. If there was pain, I would wait it out or try and solve it…
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The Tin Man Embraces Hope With Inspiring New Music Video
Vents Magazine debuted The Tin Man's music video for his empowering single, "I Know I" worldwide today. The video is a moving depiction that parallels the message of the tune, which champions overcoming personal heartaches and hardships.
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